Proverbs 26:12 (ESV)
Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes?
There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Today I met a 14 year old girl who denies Christ and the existence of God. She is bold in her professed "atheism," but I doubt if she can even spell the word. She has never read the Bible or investigated Theological truth, yet, "she was wise in her own eyes." She believes, at her young, rebellious and Godless life, that she knows God doesn't exist. Talking to her is like talking to a person as described by Solomon above. As he states in this proverb, "there is more hope for a fool than for her." When we kick God out of our schools, our entertainment and our government, don't be surprised if Proverbs 26:12 shows up more and more in the halls of youth and student dormitories. In the last times Paul tells us men will be "ever learning but never able to come to the knowledge of the truth" (2 Timothy 3:7). When man tosses God out of his conscious he has nothing left but to bring into his mind his new god ... self. Atheist have a god ... it is themselves. They worship what they are and what they want. They attribute blessing to their own devices and own, self-prescribed intellect. God is at war with atheism. It is hard to believe, but God and all believers are in a war: The war is against unbelief. Similarity so, too, is this 14 year old. She is in a war with her own self. As she attempts to spew her unbelief, I attempted to proclaim the gospel. That is a holy war. As we read Proverbs it is obvious where we can find wisdom. God makes it available. But, those who reject the fear of the Lord and therefore the wisdom of God, are fools in their own eyes. They do not possess wisdom. It is not available for them or to them.
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